James J. McCaffrey ’44

Jim died on July 21, 2001, doing what he loved most, fishing, when he suffered a stroke. He died in Bangor, near his retirement homes in Castine and Blue Hill, Me.

Jim came to Princeton from Andover. He played freshman baseball, but he was stricken with polio his sophomore year; with indomitable spirit, he remained a leader, serving on the Undergraduate and Interclub Councils, the Class Day and Memorial Committees, as news editor of the Daily Princetonian, and as president of Cap & Gown. He roomed with Charlie Richardson, Bob McGiffert, and Art Morgan. He graduated with honors in 1944 and took a summer job with Young & Rubicam. This led to a distinguished career in advertising with Ogilvy & Mather and then with his own agency, McCaffrey & McCall. In retirement he founded the local volunteer ambulance corps, ran for State senate, launched a weekly newspaper, and fished, most enthusiastically, for trout, salmon, and bonefish.

Jim is survived by his wife of 55 years, Geegee, his daughter, Anne Marie (Nancy), three granddaughters, and a sister. The class extends its sympathy to all who held him dear, for he will be sorely missed.

The Class of 1944